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Thunderbolt running cost, range and charging

Work out what it costs to charge and ride the Thunderbolt every month, and how that compares with a petrol bike. Change any number to match how you ride.

Thunderbolt

How you ride

1 to 300 km
1 to 31
20 to 500 km

Claimed ranges are measured in test conditions. Traffic, speed, load and weather usually bring it down, so use your own figure if you know it.

Charging

from your bill

Home tariffs differ by state and slab. ₹8 is only a starting example.

0% to 30%

Some electricity is lost as heat in the charger. 10% is our assumption, not a manufacturer figure.

Compare with petrol

Uses the claimed mileage. Pre-selected: the lowest-priced petrol motorcycle up to 125cc, as this model has no listed price.

today, in your city

₹100 is a round example. We don't track daily fuel prices.

Running cost results

Charging cost a month ₹326 ₹0.42 per km over 780 km

You save ₹874 a month compared with the petrol bike.

Energy cost over 5 years

Electric
₹19,560
Petrol
₹72,000
Cost of a full charge
₹46
Full charges a month
7.1
Petrol cost a month
₹1,200
Petrol cost per km
₹1.54
Saving a year
₹10,488

Battery and charging

Battery capacity
5.18 kWh
Claimed range
110 km
Charger output
10 Amp

Figures are the manufacturer's claims as listed in our specifications.

Full Thunderbolt specifications

How this is worked out

Cost of a charge = battery kWh ÷ (1 − charging loss) × price per kWh

Cost per km = cost of a charge ÷ range per charge

The petrol figure is the petrol price divided by the claimed mileage. These are energy costs only. They leave out insurance, servicing, tyres, a possible battery replacement, any purchase subsidy, and the higher price of public fast charging.